• Why We Love Shinso

    Why We Love Shinso

    Everyone loves an underdog. A story is boring when you’re protagonist always has the upper hand. We’d rather root for someone with the odds stacked against them. Because we often see ourselves in them. We can’t help but root for them to succeed because they’re faced with impossible odds and refuse to give up. My…

  • Dawnshard: Cripples and the Sea

    I’m hella late on this one, but better late than never. One of the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the Stormlight Archive is its length. Strength because it gives readers plenty of bang for their buck. Weakness because a) the books take forever to catch up on and b) you need to keep track of…

  • Giants (Finale): Storm Giant

    Last giant! Let’s do this! Lore: Solitary Sages Storm giants are surprisingly calm and benevolent. They are more sage than warrior. Unless they are provoked, they are quite friendly. But when they are angered, their fury could bring disaster for thousands of lives. They live far from civilization, either high above the clouds or deep…

  • The Potential of the Mistborn Movie

    Modern fantasy movies haven’t had a decent run of it recently. Most of them have either been forgettable or just straight-up bad. The only fantasy movies that people really talk about with any fondness are the Lord of the Rings movies. The genre has needed a new film to reinvigorate it. Something that’ll really bring…

  • Chapter 40: Three Mistakes

    Energia: Titans of VeritàTable of Contents (For Catching Up) At long last, Anna was alone. Well, as alone as you could get when you were fighting a giant alien monster. At least it didn’t pretend, like people did. People acted differently depending on what they wanted. Eitan acted curious and innocent to hide his greed.…